синина

Bulgarian

Etymology

From син (sin, “blue”) +‎ -ина (-ina).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -na

Noun

синина́ • (sininá) f

1. blueness, lividity
2. ecchymosis (leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise)
3. (by extension) bruise, gall

   Synonyms: натъртване (natǎrtvane), ожулване (ožulvane)

Declension

Declension of синина́

	singular	plural
indefinite	синина́ sininá	синини́ sininí
definite	синина́та sinináta	синини́те sininíte

Related terms

• синева (sineva, “azure”)
• сивост (sivost, “grayness”)
• сияние (sijanie, “shining”)

References

• “синина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014